Court rulings wipe out gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision – By Michael Macagnone (Roll Call) / Oct 19, 2022
Lower court judges express confusion, uncertainty as they interpret June decision
Federal judges have struck down gun restrictions in the months since a Supreme Court decision that expanded Second Amendment rights, and experts say there is likely more to come.
A judge in West Virginia this month cited the Supreme Court case when he struck down a federal law that required guns to have serial numbers. So did a judge in Texas who ruled last month that people under criminal indictments can still possess guns, and a judge who this month tossed New York’s prohibitions on carrying concealed firearms in Times Square, summer camps, subways and theaters.
More than a dozen other challenges to gun control laws are pending in federal courts, which legal experts say could leave holes in efforts to curb gun violence and the use of weapons in crimes.
And with longstanding partisan divisions in Congress over gun control bills, the Supreme Court likely will have final say over the fate of national gun regulations.
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